''Backwaters'' is an album by
American
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guitarist
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Tony Rice
David Anthony Rice (June 8, 1951 – December 25, 2020) was an American bluegrass guitarist and singer. He was an influential acoustic guitar player in bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, newgrass and acoustic jazz. He was inducted into the In ...
, released in 1982. It is credited to The Tony Rice Unit.
[ Allmusic entry for ''Backwaters''Retrieved September 2009.]
Track listing
# "Common Ground" (Tony Rice) – 7:39
# "Just Some Bar In The French Quarters" (Rice) – 3:02
# "Backwaters" (Rice) – 6:08
# "
My Favorite Things" (
Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II (; July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and director in musical theater for nearly 40 years. He won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Award ...
,
Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American Musical composition, composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway theatre, Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers wa ...
) – 5:14
# "A Child is Born" (
Dave Grusin
Robert David Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record work, incl ...
) – 3:34
# "
On Green Dolphin Street" (
Bronisław Kaper
Bronisław Kaper (; February 5, 1902 – April 26, 1983) was a Polish film composer who scored films and musical theater in Germany, France, and the USA. The American immigration authorities misspelled his name as Bronislau Kaper. He was also v ...
,
Ned Washington
Ned Washington (born Edward Michael Washington, August 15, 1901 – December 20, 1976) was an American lyricist born in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Life and career
Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962. He won the Be ...
) – 3:33
# "Mobius Mambo" (Rice) – 5:27
Personnel
*
Tony Rice
David Anthony Rice (June 8, 1951 – December 25, 2020) was an American bluegrass guitarist and singer. He was an influential acoustic guitar player in bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, newgrass and acoustic jazz. He was inducted into the In ...
– guitar
*
Wyatt Rice
Wyatt Rice is an American guitarist and bluegrass musician. He is best known for his solo albums and his work in his brother's group the Tony Rice Unit.
Biography
Rice was born in Long Beach, California but grew up in Florida and other loca ...
– guitar
* John Reischman – mandolin
* Fred Carpenter – violin
*
Richard Greene
Richard Marius Joseph Greene (25 August 1918 – 1 June 1985) was a noted English film and television actor. A matinée idol who appeared in more than 40 films, he was perhaps best known for the lead role in the long-running British TV series ...
– violin
*
Todd Phillips
Todd Phillips (born Todd Philip Bunzl; December 19, 1970) is an American filmmaker. Phillips began his career in 1993 and directed films in the 2000s such as ''Road Trip'', '' Old School'', ''Starsky & Hutch'', and '' School for Scoundrels''. ...
– bass
Production Notes
*Producer – Anthony Rice
*Recording Engineer – Bob Shumaker
*Recording Studio – 1750 Arch Studios, Berkeley, CA
*Recorded – March 1982
References
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1982 albums
Tony Rice albums
Rounder Records albums